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Activation of OASIS family, ER stress transducers, is dependent on its stabilization
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress transducers transduce signals from the ER to the cytoplasm and nucleus when unfolded proteins accumulate in the ER. BBF2 human homolog on chromosome 7 (BBF2H7) and old astrocy...
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Construction of self-disruptive Bacillus megaterium in response to substrate exhaustion for polyhydroxybutyrate production
In order to establish a novel recovery system for polyhydroxyalkanoates, a self-disruptive strain of Bacillus megaterium that responds to substrate exhaustion was constructed. A gene cassette carrying the lysis ...
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Development of a Hybrid Artificial Liver Support System with Porcine Hepatocyte Spheroids for Preclinical Use
In this study, we investigated culture conditions of primary porcine hepatocytes for development of a hybrid artificial liver using polyurethane foam (PUF)/spheroid culture. Porcine hepatocytes in the pores of...
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Convenient preparation of phosphopeptide fragments using High TFMSA system and its application to synthesis of long chain phosphopeptides
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Asymmetric imine-ene reactions: Diastereofacial selective reactions with chiral glyoxylate-derivedα-imino esters and asymmetric catalysis of enantiofacial selective reactions with prochiralα-imino esters
The diastereofacial selective “imine-ene” reactions withα-imino esters, prepared from (−)-8-phenylmenthyl glyoxylate, are shown to provide an efficient entry to the asymmetric synthesis ofα-amino acids. The feasi...
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Cellular distribution and chemical forms of aluminum in Scapania undulata
Specimens of the aquatic bryophyte, Scapania undulata, were collected from acidic (pH 5.6) and highly acidic (pH 3.6) areas and analyzed for the metal composition by inductively coupled plasma emission spectromet...
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Assembly of cortical microtubules during cold treatment of the coenocytic green alga, Chaetomorpha moniligera
The effects of cold treatment on the cortical microtubules (MTs) of Chaetomorpha moniligera Kjellman were investigated by immunofluorescence microscopy. Cortical MTs in Chaetomorpha thallus are arranged longitudi...
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Production of fumigaclavine B by a thermophilic strain ofAspergillus fumigatus
From a culture filtrate (about 10 litres) ofAspergillus fumigatus no. 2–18, isolated from the soil samples collected in Bangkok as having high productivity of indole alkaloids, a main alkaloid (compound A) was is...
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Adhesion Properties of Mouse Spleen Lymphocytes on Chitin and Its Derivatives
In the course of our adsorption chromatographic studies of metal ions (1), amino acids and bovine blood proteins (2) on chitin and its derivatives, it was suggested that the interactions between chitin derivat...
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Influence of a Uricosuric Drug on Connective Tissue Metabolism
Benzbromaron acts as an uricosuric substance, but there is a quantitative discrepancy between uric acid excretion and the depression of uric acid level in blood serum. In figure 1 you see that there is an incr...